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Masters of Louisiana Music: Louis Moreau Gottschalk

June 1, 2002 by: Bunny Matthews

Born: May 8, 1829 New Orleans, LA

Died: December 18, 1869 Tijuca, Brazil

Like Louis Armstrong, he was a New Orleans-born virtuoso who overcame discrimination to conquer the world. As with Pops, he was light-years ahead of his time musically. There the similarity ends, for while Satchmo is one of our most famous musicians, Louis Moreau Gottschalk is va...

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